# Kupwara District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Kupwara district

Kupwara is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 5th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **870,354 people** in 3 sub-districts, 10 towns and 362 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/kupwara/) (21,771).

- 870,354people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 10towns
- 64.5%literacy

## Who lives in Kupwara?

Kupwara had **870,354 people** at the 2011 Census — 7.1% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 5th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 835 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; the lowest of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 879 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 7.6 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Kupwara?

64.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 10th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 75.7% and women at 50.9% — a gap of 24.7 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/) (64.9%) and lowest in [Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/) (61.4%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Kupwara do for a living?

26.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 9.6%). Of all workers, 6% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 42% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 46% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 11% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/) (13% of workers in farming) and the least is [Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/) (7% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 6 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (42%) · **■** Marginal 46 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Kupwara

12.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 13th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 10 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 8 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/kupwara/) with 21,771 people, home to 21% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Kupwara

Kupwara had 362 census villages, 353 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,169 people; 33 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kalarooch](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/kalarooch/) (37,233), [Hayihama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/hayihama/) (24,083), [Panzgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/panzgam/) (14,453), [Dard Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/dard-pora-000084/) (14,260) and [Lal Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/lal-pora/) (13,749).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Kupwara compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Kupwara · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**860

Working population ****26.3%**

**34.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kupwara

Of every 100 households in Kupwara in 2011, 78 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kupwara · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

Toilet within the home ****51%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

Tap water ****47%**

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

Use banking services ****50%**

Television ****25%**

Mobile phone ****52%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****2%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****25%**

Own their home ****98%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Kupwara

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/) 540,914 122 7 

[Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/) 269,311 199 1 

[Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/) 60,129 41 2 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Kupwara

- Kupwara · 21,771
- Trehgam · 15,587
- Handwara · 13,600
- Drug Mulla · 12,930
- Tangdhar · 9,904
- Dara Pora · 8,464
- Kral Pora · 6,518
- Heri · 6,348
- Nowangabra · 5,634
- Sool Koot · 3,973

## Largest villages in Kupwara

- Kalarooch · 37,233
- Hayihama · 24,083
- Panzgam · 14,453
- Dard Pora · 14,260
- Lal Pora · 13,749
- Auwoora · 11,584
- Dever Inder Bug · 10,863
- Sogam · 10,166
- Gulgam · 9,679
- Manigah · 9,094
- Warnow · 8,318
- Teki Pora · 7,437
- Khumriyal · 7,381
- Dard Sun Resh Gund · 7,060
- Halmat Pora · 6,984
- Magam · 6,909
- Maidan Pora · 6,866
- Ander Hama · 6,539
- Kuligam · 6,524
- Warsun · 6,220

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Kupwara?3: Kupwara, Handwara, Karnah
- What is the population of Kupwara district?870,354 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Kupwara?Kupwara